make a repeated light tapping sound
发出急速轻拍声
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a flurry of rain pattered against the window .一阵小雨噼噼啪啪地轻击窗户。
run with quick light steps
小步快跑
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plovers pattered at the edge of the marsh .鸻沿着沼泽地边缘小步快跑。
a repeated light tapping
重复的轻拍声
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the rain had stopped its vibrating patter above him .他头顶上空噼噼啪啪的小雨已经停了。
rapid or smooth-flowing continuous talk, such as that used by a comedian or salesman
（滑稽演员或推销员的）急口词；快板
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slick black hair, flashy clothes and a New York line of patter .油光发亮的黑发、华贵的衣服和一串纽约式的急口词。
rapid speech included in a song, especially for comic effect
（尤指歌曲中为起到滑稽效果的）急口插词
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[as modifier]
a patter song of invective .一首谩骂急口歌。
the special language or jargon of a profession or other group
行话，圈内语
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he picked up the patter from watching his dad .他通过对父亲的观察学会了这些行话。
talk at length without saying anything significant
唠唠叨叨地说
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she pattered on incessantly .她唠唠叨叨地说个不停。
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the patter of tiny feet humorous used in reference to the presence or imminent birth of a child 〈幽默〉 ［用 于指有孩子或即将生孩子］ 踢小脚的吧嗒吧嗒声I had given up hope of ． 我已经放弃了生孩子的希望hearing the patter of tiny feet
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patterv.发出急速轻拍声；唠唠叨叨地说；小步快跑
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latteradj.后半部分的；后者；第二个；最近的；最后阶段的
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mattern.物质；事情；问题；麻烦；文稿内容；材料；案件；印刷品；物料；事态
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patternn.图案；花样；样板；模式；方式；模型；样式；模具；榜样；典范
"early 17th cent.: frequentative of